The Maya

The Maya had a class system that divided people into different levels of society

• True

• False

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

• True

• False

Why would the Maya make sacrifices to their gods?

• to please the gods and get a good harvest

• to use the temple

• to establish the power of their city-state

What is a city-state?

• an artificial field of mud and vegetation used to produce crops

• the building where a bureaucrat works

• the great pyramid that stood at the center of the city

• a city with its surrounding territory that forms an independent state

The Maya used glyphs to

• farm swamp land

• fight back against the conquistadors

• represent words, syllables, and sounds as part of a complex system of writing

• help build up hip muscle so they would be really good at the ball game

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Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?

• They built a pyramid

• They played a complicated ball game

• They created a 365 day calendar

• all of the above

Which of these four countries did NOT make up part of the Maya lands?

• Venezuela

• Guatemala

• Belize

• Mexico

What was the Mayan religion like?

• They believed in one god

• They believed in many gods (polytheistic)

• They didn't believe in any gods

• They didn't believe in animal or human sacrifices

Which of the following is NOT a Mayan achievement?

• writing and number system

• arts and architecture

• observatories and studying astronomy (the stars)

• using the wheel to move heavy materials

Which one is NOT a theory as to why the Mayan civilization declined?

• drought / climate change

• overabundance of crops

• king overburdened the commoners and they rebelled

• increase in warfare